Despite having such a short recording career, the original guitar hero Charlie Christian single-handedly revolutionised the electric guitar. With having no direct influence on his guitar playing, he used the horn and reed lines he heard from the likes of Lester Young as inspiration to develop his unique single line phrasing - and so was born the guitar solo. Christian tragically died at 25 of tuberculosis, just as he was jamming with cool cats Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker on the East coast, developing the future sound of be-bop.Our collection features some of the best material he recorded with the legendary Benny Goodman small bands. Playing alongside such luminaries of the jazz world as Goodman himself, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Papa Jo Jones, Lester Young and Lionel Hampton, Christian shone above them all with his utterly unique and pioneering playing.
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Nagaoka MP-110H Cartridge
Features a high-quality elliptical stylus that provides excellent tracking and minimizes distortion, delivering a detailed sound reproduction with an output voltage of 5.0 mV
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HumminGuru: Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaner
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Ortofon 2M Blue Premounted
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Nobsound Little Bear T7 Tube Preamp
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Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO
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Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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James K Friend [2xLP]
AD 93
September 5, 2025 -
Guedra Guedra MUTANT
Smugglers Way
August 29, 2025 -
Grizzly Bear Painted Ruins (Oxblood) [2xLP]
Warp Records
October 17, 2025 -
Tate McRae The One Day
Nettwerk Records
October 17, 2025 -
Julia Wolf Pressure
Many Hats Dist
September 26, 2025 -
Dead Heat Process of Elimination
Metal Blade
October 10, 2025 -
Arjen Anthony Lucassen Songs No One Will Hear [2xLP]
Inside Out Music
September 12, 2025 -
Vicious Rumors The Devil's Asylum
Steamhammer
August 29, 2025 -
Chrissie Hynde Duets Special
Rhino / Parlophone
October 17, 2025 -
Buckingham Nicks Buckingham Nicks
Rhino Records
September 19, 2025 -
Will Linley Don't Cry Because It's Over (Baby Pink)
Island
October 17, 2025 -
Bone Church Deliverance (Lavender Marble)
Ripple Music
October 24, 2025 -
Preservation & Gabe 'Nandez Sortilege
Rhymesayers
October 10, 2025 -
Hot Chip Joy In Repetition [2xLP]
Domino Record Co
September 5, 2025